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3D printers leave hidden ‘fingerprints’ that reveal part origins
(grainger.illinois.edu)
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this post was submitted on 27 May 2025
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Bold of you to assume my prints come out the way they're supposed to.
Or consistent.
From what I can tell from the article, that’s exactly the point. This is not about manufacturer-sanctioned intentional fingerprinting but about every printer making slightly different mistakes by accident that just happen to be consistent enough to be recognizable.
Bold of you to assume the mistakes my printer makes are in any way consistent.
I have one of those generic chinese printers. Good luck printing anything on it.